After William listened for a while, he understood the ins and outs of it.
According to the laws of the Kingdom of Svania, if a civilian kills a noble, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he will be sentenced to death immediately. The higher the status of the noble, the more cruel the death penalty for civilians, and their family members will be implicated.
However, if a noble kills a civilian, if it is unintentional, he only needs to pay a ransom to the deceased. If it is intentional, in addition to paying the ransom to the deceased, he will also be punished by the Kingdom's Noble Council. Generally,
It is to pay another ransom.
And what Prince Liszt and this handsome middle-aged noble have been arguing about is whether the middle-aged noble did it intentionally or unintentionally.
The middle-aged noble firmly believed that he accidentally killed the little boy because the boy was too young and incapable of working. He was only willing to pay one-third of the normal ransom.
Prince Liszt, who saw the middle-aged noble riding a horse and killed a little boy with arrogance, refused to give up. He clung to this point and believed that the middle-aged noble had intentionally killed the boy. In addition to requiring him to pay a normal ransom,
, and also required him to apologize to the Parliament of Nobles and pay atonement for the punishment.
How can a middle-aged noble agree?
Prince Liszt was a prince who was not favored by the king. His two brothers already had fiefs granted by the king, but he did not. Instead, he often did untouchable things and made the king angry.
In the royal capital, apart from decent greetings, not many nobles would give this handsome prince corresponding respect.
All the high-ranking gentlemen believe that being granted a territory at random is the final result of this prince, before the new king comes to the throne.
Although the middle-aged nobleman did not have a very high title, the family from his maternal line had a high-ranking marquis, so he insisted on his own opinions.
Of course, the main reason is that everyone in the entire royal capital knows that the king's third son is a "kind" person.
At the end of the entanglement, even the city guards were alarmed, and the king sent a command to scold Prince Liszt for his behavior.
But in the end, the king ordered the middle-aged nobles to pay the ransom—a complete ransom for a commoner.
The king did not like Prince Lister's behavior and was even disgusted with it, but he could not bear the reputation of the Catrania family being tarnished.
Things seem to be resolved.
The middle-aged nobleman dropped the ransom money and rode away with an ugly look on his face. His entourage ran behind him.
Prince Liszt didn't take the king's scolding to heart at all, but was pleased with his behavior - he single-handedly allowed a commoner to get his son's ransom. He comforted the victim a few words, and also
Under the persuasion of the guards, he walked to the palace.
The poor civilians who had received the ransom money looked around in fear, confused and at a loss.
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The tables and chairs in the hotel were either missing a corner or a little uneven, and they all looked greasy.
But despite such simple conditions, the entire hotel was still packed.
Tourists who are busy with travels, idle men who are cheating and cheating, and women who are smelly and dressed in scantily attire, the whole scene is full of excitement.
William could not stand such an environment, so after watching the incident, he asked the hotel owner, Mrs. Mac, for a room with the best conditions and prepared to take a rest.
He did not intend to eat the food provided by this hotel. The extremely unhygienic preparation method not only made William feel sick, but also made him doubt whether his physical intestines and stomach, as a great knight, could bear it?
Although the gourmet table is gone, he has enough food in his backpack to cope with a meal.
Just as William's feet were about to cross the last step on the second floor, a low voice suddenly came into his ears.
William frowned and stopped.
"Have you heard? Our king's health is getting worse and worse. I heard that he fainted again a few days ago."
"Hehehe, could it be that our respected Prince Liszt made you angry? Look at what he did."
"Ah, it has nothing to do with Prince Liszt. The old king fell ill again some time ago."
"Didn't you find someone from the church to come and see you?"
"I don't know about this. This is what a relative of mine who works as a cook in the palace accidentally said. She also heard what the tailor in the palace said. But I guess, if the old king is really sick,
People from the church should be invited to come and take a look."
"Haha, the church cannot cure an old man who is aging naturally."
"Shh... you can't say this casually. Do you dare to be disrespectful to the church?"
"...I don't mean that. I just want to say that death is inevitable. Let's return to the topic. I heard that the old king intends to choose an heir!"
"The heir? The new king? Is it the tall and heroic Prince Charles, or the extremely smart Prince Feret?"
"I don't know! The two princes are too good. If I were the old king, I would also have a headache."
"Haha... If you were the old king, then little Prince Liszt could become the king!"
"Hey, don't tell me. If the kind-hearted little Prince Liszt becomes our new king, then the lives of us common people may be better."
"...Little Prince Liszt is not loved by other nobles. Look at the nickname they gave the little prince, "Short-minded! Prince Wack-hearted - isn't this an insult?"
"Hey, our little prince is too kind. How can anyone care about things like just now? If it were the other two princes, they might not even look at it."
"You should be more confident and eliminate the possibility!"
"..."
"...
"What other news do you have? Which prince does the old king prefer?"
"I don't know! But there seems to be rumors that the two princes are too good and the old king can't make up his mind, so he decided to test them. Whoever performs best will be the next king."
"have no idea."
"Oh... Well, since it is a test, will the little prince participate?"
"Probably not."
"What test?"
"If I knew everything, I wouldn't have to drink the worst quality ale with you here!"
The voice of the last sentence was obviously in a bad mood, and the tone was raised several notches.
But it was nothing in this noisy hotel, and he was soon drowned in the unbridled noise.
And William also took steps again and walked towards his room, "The heartless little prince, the two brothers, the old king's throne test... Why does this sound so familiar?"
"If it's really that fairy tale, maybe..." William walked into his room that smelled sour, closed the door, and had a plan in mind.